Rushcliffe School

We currently hold two specialisms: as a Training School and as a Specialist Science (with Maths) College.

Our Specialist plans are developing well and it was nice have the good work we are doing recognised in our recent Ofsted Inspection.

Alsowe are pleased with;

• The outstanding results our students achieve in Maths and Science at GCSE and A level. These contributed to the school's super results in 2009
• The popularity of the these subjects at A level which buck National trends and in particular the uptakeof Physics
• The work we do with our Family of Primary Junior and Infant schools in promoting the specialisms and supporting delivery as well. The entertaining approach to science using a theatre company ay one of the schoolsis sponsored by the Science College.
• The success of our students in Science and Maths competitions ( see Parent post )
• The influential contribution from Science to our new Wise Up DAY curriculum developments. Here aspects of improving learning through Brain based approaches is introduced as well as Thinking Skills. A focus of the development has been to engage students in STEM activities ( STEM = Science technology engineering and maths)

Our plans for the current year are also developing really well and our main areas for development are

1. assuring even better outcomes for our students than in 2009. Current predictions indicate we are on track to achieve this
2. plan for Gifted and Talented ‘challenge activities' which we will share with other schools and their students in the summer term.